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Kagman waste transfer station approved
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Posted on Aug 28 2019
A residential solid waste transfer station will soon operate in Kagman, adding to the lone transfer station in Lower Base.
The Commonwealth Zoning board approved yesterday the Department of Public Works-Solid Waste Management Division’s request to rezone the Kagman lot from agricultural to rural to make way for a new Kagman Residential Solid Waste Transfer Station.
The transfer station will serve as a collection point facility for residents in the area, and will be built in the area right off Kagman Road, fronting Gabgab Drive, for easier access, to address the community’s solid waste management concerns.
The rezoning of the lots to rural zoning district is not expected to affect the uses of surrounding areas, which are zoned as rural and agricultural.
Zoning administrator Therese T. Ogumoro said the rezoning of the lot to “rural” would still maintain “agricultural farming” as the primary purpose of the areas designated as agricultural.
“Relevant conditions shall be imposed on any permits to ensure that operations will not create negative impact on the environment, adjacent properties, and the community,” Ogumoro added.
Speaking in his personal capacity in support of the transfer station, DPW Administrative Services director Peter Camacho said he lives near the area and the operation of a transfer station in Kagman would help his family in disposing of their recyclables.
About 90% of residential wastes in the area are being collected by trash-collection companies. The transfer station will be for these residential wastes. No commercial collectors could dump and take a short cut.
Zoning board member Frank Aguon expressed support for the facility. Aguon said that putting a transfer station to facilitate trash collection in the area is necessary because the trash problem there is rampant. “The trash is everywhere. It is necessary that we solve the problem. To be environment-friendly, we need to have a facility,” Aguon said.
